Technical note: CT scout views of the cervical spine in severely head-injured patients

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 247-249

  Perugini, S ^a   Bonetti, M G ^b   Ghirlanda, S ^a   Fresina, A ^a   Salvolini, U ^c,d  

^a SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; CT; Head injuries; Scout views; Trauma radiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXAMINATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD LESION;

ADULT; BRAIN; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029961997     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050073     Document Type: Article

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